Dairy In Vitro Modelling Intern

Role Description:

Dairy In Vitro Modelling Intern

Location: City, State Kalamazoo, Michigan

Internship Summary:

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This project will develop and assess in vitro models of the bovine mammary gland for improved molecular and cellular understanding of milk production in the dairy cow. We will use our existing stem cell and ex vivo platforms to improve our current models to provide better predictions of in vivo effectiveness for milk production and animal health.

Internship Job Duties:

• Develop/test protocols for deriving mammary gland cells from cultured bovine stem cells
• Assess lineage markers / milk gene expression with PCR / immunostaining
• Test other in vitro assays as required

Internship Qualifications:

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• Current Ph.D. or MSc student in animal science, molecular / cellular biology, genetics or related fields.
• Experience with a variety of molecular biology techniques (nucleotide extractions PCR, etc).
• Experience with eukaryotic cell culture, transfections, etc.
• Interest/Experience in the application of in vitro techniques to develop cell based assays for livestock.
• Must be a self-motivated, post-graduate student with an interest in applied molecular / cellular and attention to detail.

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position:

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $16.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $20.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $32.50 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $36.00 per hour

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington (Seattle area):

Student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $17.00 per hour

Student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $22.00 per hour

Student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour

Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hour

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